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Monologues Revel's World of Shakespeare in Suzhou

Date: Oct 28 - 7:30 pm

Venue: Dushu Lake Theater

Price: 60-280 yuan

Revel's World of Shakespeare was written and will be performed by Joseph Graves, directed by himself as well. Graves draws heavily on his considerable personal experiences with Shakespearean plays and study of the plays' articulations. Graves magically weaves a wildly comedic and deeply moving tale of childhood confusion and exploration, relating it all to the greatest of English writers, William Shakespeare.

Being the artistic director of PKU Institute of World Theatre and Film, Graves, over the last 28 years has directed over 50 stage productions, including classical, contemporary, musical theater and opera, in the United States, Great Britain and China, such productions include: Romeo and Juliet, Richard III, A Midsummer's Night Dream, The Alchemist, The Sea Gull, Three Sisters, The Private Lives of The Master Race and Fiddler on the Roof at such notable venues as The Welsh National Theatre, The Royal Court Theatre, and The Haymarket Theatre (West End) in Great Britain and numerous theaters throughout the United States as well as several in China.

Contact: 400-610-3721

Musical West Side Story

Date: Nov 23-Dec 6 - 7:30 pm

Venue: Shanghai Culture Square

Price: 200-1,000 yuan

Provocative finger snapping of street gangs, Puerto Rican girls' whirling skirts on New York City's flat roofs, derelict West Side back yards - just a few notes of Leonard Bernstein's world-famous score, featuring songs such as Maria, Tonight, Somewhere, America and I Feel Pretty, immediately evoke these images of West Side Story. At its 1957 Broadway premiere the musical redefined an entire genre both musically and in terms of dance. The genius of its four creators - Leonard Bernstein, Jerome Robbins, Arthur Laurents and Stephen Sondheim - produced a piece whose great artistic quality remains unquestioned to this day.

The film version won ten Oscars and brought the masterwork to an audience of millions just a few years later. Today West Side Story stands unchallenged as the No 1 of American musical theater - daring, realistic, and as relevant as on the day of its premiere.

Contact: 010-6655-0000